Reviews of Middle Fork Forest Preserve, Harry L Swartz Campground

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9

9

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Jul 2014 -
$18.00

We have camped here many times. This is a great park. The campsites are well spaced and have some privacy. They are almost all level. The park has fishing, swimming and hiking and the hosts are always pleasant. It is generally better maintained than the nearby state parks too. - CampinMike

Jul 2013 -
$18.00

Fun place to camp! Unlike a lot of campgrounds that are completely mowed, this campground provides a more of a "wilderness" setting and the privacy that goes with it. Site access is quite good and the sites are all perfectly level. All sites are gravel but even in the heaviest rains are well drained. There is a large pond that I've seen some huge bass come out of and a part of it is set up for swimming with a huge sand beach and picnic shelters. Overall miles of hiking rails are available along the river and are well tended. One even has an occupied eagles nest. The hosts are among the nicest I've encountered anywhere. It is about 20 miles from either Champaign or Danville. - ttwitc9516

Reviews of Prairie Pines Campground

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Aug 2018 -
$26.00

Some GPS units may send you to the wrong location; but ours was accurate. Call to get directions if you feel it's necessary. The interesting thing about this campground was that you had to drive through the grass to be able to "pull-through" your campground; which is exactly what they want you to do. They even have you follow their golf-cart to get to your site doing this. Full hookups at all sites; everything worked as it should. The sites were a little close for such a big area. - Wandering With Us

Jun 2018 -
$27.00

Quick overnight on the way to SoCal. Nice quiet park with lots of mature trees for shade. Surrounded by fields. Some might say a little run-down, but fine for me. Level sites. Helpful on-site manager. I wish all the higher-priced parks had internet as good as Prairie Pines'! Not super-fast but solid; it didn't fade to nothing in the evening. - Doncooke

May 2018 -
$27.00

We decided to stop here rather than one of the "better", private, more expensive RV parks farther south on I-57 to save a few bucks. We've been her before and knew what to expect. We had a roomy, fairly level, FHU, pull through site. Since we knew there is no cable TV, we were happily surprised to be able to get a satellite friendly site in this park that has lots of tall trees. The Wi-Fi was fine for our minimal (e-mail and web surfing) needs. The bathrooms were clean and the laundry appeared adequate for this park. I saw no other amenities or recycling in the park. - Jerry S

Reviews of Five Bridges RV Park

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6

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Jul 2005 -
$20.00

Park is about five miles north of I74. It is surrounded by corn and soy bean fields and is very quiet (except for the drivers on IL49 out front but they are few and far between). There is a train track south of I74 with an occasional passing train that you can hear because it is so very quiet in the park. The Five Bridges refers to the pond between the owners' home and the sites; there are five bridges across it. There are plenty of birds in the trees and shrubs around the pond and we saw a chipmunk a couple of times and heard a bullfrog. Friendly, chatty host drove us to our site and aligned us to it. There was 50A electric and water but no sewer. There was a dump site on the way out. The road gate for the park was locked at dusk but the gate by the owners' house was always open. Had a relaxing, pleasant time. Stayed three nights in a 40' motorhome while I went to my class reunion in Danville. - r.boylan

Reviews of D & W Lake Camping and RV Park

Nice stopover! Easy to find. Pleasant property with a big pond. Comfortable overnight stay. Friendly and helpful owner. Will return next time our travels take us this way. - Flying Mantis

Sep 2018 -
$35.00

As usual, we had a FHU site that was satellite friendly. The site hookups were not well placed but we managed to make it work. The Wi-Fi was OK for our minimal (e-mail and web surfing) needs. The bathroom facilities are adequate for this small park/ . - Jerry S

Sep 2018 -
$30.00

Very clean and nice campground. Right off I70. Convenient for an overnight stay. Lovely lake and owners are super nice! - Karen Fredrickson

Reviews of Champaign Sportsmans RV Park

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7

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8

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Mar 2015 -
$16.00

We spent 1 night here after a great Champagne Snow snowfall, and our dogs loved frolicking in the snow. The area was quiet and peaceful. Since there was a snowfall, I wasn't certain if we were sitting on gravel or concrete. All in all, it was decent. A lake is across the road; my guess is it's a nice setting in summer and fall. - Sally Kely

Jul 2014 -
$15.00

Something happened since I was here last. I think there is a new manager. It appears that most sites are now filled with RVs that are seasonal. This left very few sites for a rig to just show up (this is a no reservations campground). The rate for 7 days was $100 plus electric which is very reasonable. Hookups were a stretch on the site that I was on but worked fine. Satellite and antenna were good and Verizon cell and Internet were strong. I come here to visit family. I may check out another campground close by the next time I'm in the area. - RVW Traveler

Oct 2012 -
$18.00

This is a membership Sportsmans Club. Most sites are grass. The full hookup sites are small on gravel right in the middle of the entrance. Very few sites have their own fire pit. Two types of sites, full hookup or electric with community water spigots located within a 100' or so of each site. The oddest thing is that almost every site has the power post on the passenger side if the rig. Sites are relatively level but a lot are not. For some reason, you can hear the highway noise quite a bit. It is about two miles away. Small playground but nothing much more for the kids. If you are visiting the area, it will suffice. $18 is for electric only. - Wydglide

Reviews of Tincup RV Park

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Aug 2018 -
$35.00

Close to Interstate for a one night stop over. Front sites are long enough that you do not have to disconnect. We were in site 1 and had no neighbor beside us, so had plenty of room. A lot of nice green pasture and quiet neighborhood surrounding. No picnic table at each site, but one with a fire ring is in the grassy area directly behind the parking and plenty of room to set up a chair and have a nice peaceful area to overlook the little driving range. We would stay again. - Gypsy Duo

Aug 2018 -
$30.00

Stayed one night. Check in was fine w nice staff. We stayed in the front area which is basically 10 pull thru sites in a field. Very, very close. If we had put out our chairs, they would have been 2 feet from the neighbors sewer port. WIFI didn't work as we were about 50 yards from their office. No cable TV either which we knew ahead of time, but OTA was limited. No fire ring or picnic table. Not a good value overall. - DaveBatez

Jul 2018 -
$34.00

We stayed here overnight. Had a nice easy pull through site with full hookups. Check-in was polite and quick. Nice quiet RV park just off Interstate 74. - LDW5707

Reviews of Kickapoo State Recreation Area

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7

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Aug 2018 -
$20.00

Electricity but no water at the site. Level campsites. Lots of trees so some shade and privacy. Bathrooms were not very clean. The hiking paths were not maintained well and not marked well. We didn't use the mountain bike trails but there were a lot of them. Best part for us is there are quite a few first-come, first-serve campsites so we were able to find a campsite even though many local parks were reserved full. They do not take credit cards. - J and C

Aug 2018 -
$15.00

Electric only, water available at dump station and a few spigots. Nice big sites with lots of shade if you want or out in the open. Canoeing, kayaking, tubing, bikes for rent. A small restaurant opened this year. Lots of hicking trails. Deer viewing every night. - Landyachty

Oct 2017 -
$20.00

Very disappointed that there were no water hook ups at each campsite. Not enough clearance around the campsite for company to join you around the fire pit either. Dump station near the entrance. - Tough1